Watch this instructional ceramics video to throw a tall cylinder on a pottery wheel.
Ceramics throwing cylinder.
If you are one of those people you have come to the right place.
Spin the wheel fairly fast.
Using one hand to act as a brace it is necessary to keep to a careful process of slowly pulling the clay upwards with even pressure until the clay walls are about 1 4 thick.
Making a cylinder is the the most basic form and serves as a beginning point for most aspiring ceramicists.
The difficult process of throwing a cylinder has many different styles and techniques in which you can do to get to the desired result.
Put the clay on the center of the wheel head.
For some people throwing clay on the pottery wheel can be addictive.
Throwing clay on the potter s wheel is a rewarding activity that uses both mind and body.
The object here is to cup the clay in the hands squeeze it using legs for extra strength and bring it up into a tower shape.
With a bowl of water wet hands and clay.
To begin you must gather your tools and materials.
But before all of that he gives one of the best cylinder throwing demos i ve seen.
We ve probably all had this assignment in our beginning wheel throwing class.
Throw ten even walled 12 inch cylinders.
In this section of ceramic arts network professional studio potters provide instruction as well as inspiration for anyone wanting to learn improve and master techniques on the pottery wheel.
The easiest way to do this is by throwing the clay with some force on the center.
I won t divulge how long it has been since i had that assignment but i still got a ton out of this demo.
Follow these steps to get the desired result of a cylinder from a ball of clay.
Students will be taught how to throw cylinder and bowl forms turn trim the bases of pieces and glazing techniques using special ves glazes.
The tall cylinder can then take on a more unique shape.